|
|
UTAHST |
NMEX |
Love leads Utah State to 38-25 victory over New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers and Gerold Bright ran for 113 yards and a score Saturday as Utah State beat New Mexico 38-25 in Lobos’ coach Bob Davie’s final game with the team.
“This game was so important because there are no guarantees on a bowl game with six wins,” Aggies coach Gary Anderson said.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Trae Hall, in his first career start, rushed for 115 yards and two scores and threw two touchdown passes for the Lobos.
“I thought he played really hard and did some good things,” Davie said.
Leading 7-0 after a quarter, the Aggies (7-5, 6-2 Mountain West) rolled to four touchdowns in the second quarter to hold a 31-6 lead at the break. Utah State took advantage of two fumble recoveries and an interception in the quarter to fuel its surge.
New Mexico (2-10, 0-8) got as close as 31-18 in the third quarter before Love completed his third scoring pass, this one to Siaosi Mariner, restoring a three-score advantage.
“When a team turns around and makes a run like New Mexico did in the third quarter with back-to-back touchdowns and they got a three and out and all of sudden, it’s back to game on,” Anderson said. “And our offense goes down and drives.”
Utah State finished with four turnovers, with D.J. Williams squelching New Mexico on the Aggies’ 32 with his second interception of the game.
“We knew it was going to be a fight,” Anderson said. “We watch New Mexico play every week. They play hard and they play physical. They have a good scheme.”
BIG PICTURE
Utah State: The Aggies earned bowl eligibility for the eighth time in nine seasons. Twice Utah State has played in Albuquerque’s New Mexico Bowl, including last season, winning 52-13 over North Texas.
“They bounced back hard from a tough loss last week and got to 6-2 in the conference and no matter what anybody says, it’s hard to get to 6-2 in the Mountain West Conference,” said Anderson.
New Mexico: The Lobos concluded their third straight losing season and sixth in eight years under Davie. The Lobos end the season with a nine-game losing streak. This is the first time the team has gone winless in Mountain West play and the first time without a conference win since 1990.
“It hit me a little bit more than I thought,” Davie said of his final game. “It seemed a little surreal.”
WEIRD STAT
With Hall starting for New Mexico, he became the fourth different starting quarterback for the Lobos on the season.
UP NEXT
Utah State: The Aggies look forward to a bowl appearance and several projections are putting the Aggies in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise on Jan. 3.
New Mexico: With the end of the regular season, the Lobos will begin the search for a new head football coach immediately, New Mexico athletic director Eddie Nuñez said earlier in the week.
“This has been a unique, unique, unique challenge,” Davie said. “And it’s time for the next guy and I wish him well, whoever that is. And I wish these players well.”
Copyright 2019 by STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
Team Stats | ||
---|---|---|
1st Downs | 21 | 21 |
Rushing | 13 | 15 |
Passing | 7 | 5 |
Penalty | 1 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 8-18 | 4-13 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 368 | 367 |
Total Plays | 76 | 75 |
Avg Gain | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 196 | 276 |
Rush Attempts | 41 | 54 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Yards Passing | 172 | 107 |
Comp. - Att. | 18-35 | 10-21 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.9 | 4.3 |
Penalties - Yards | 2-30 | 6-50 |
Touchdowns | 5 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 2 |
Punts - Avg | 7-41.6 | 6-46.2 |
Return Yards | 59 | 47 |
Punts - Returns | 3-25 | 4-15 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 3-34 | 2-32 |
Int. - Returns | 2-0 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
|
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Love
10 QB
|
J. Love | 18/35 | 172 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
G. Bright
1 RB
|
G. Bright | 19 | 113 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Warren
20 RB
|
J. Warren | 10 | 40 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Nathan
16 WR
|
J. Nathan | 5 | 26 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Love
10 QB
|
J. Love | 3 | 26 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Colombi
3 QB
|
H. Colombi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Mariner
80 WR
|
S. Mariner | 7 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Repp
87 TE
|
C. Repp | 7 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Nathan
16 WR
|
J. Nathan | 7 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Wright
83 WR
|
D. Wright | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Bright
1 RB
|
G. Bright | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Warren
20 RB
|
J. Warren | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Compton
17 WR
|
T. Compton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Terrell
88 TE
|
C. Terrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
E. Munoz
38 LB
|
E. Munoz | 7-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Meitzenheimer
33 LB
|
K. Meitzenheimer | 6-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lefeged Jr.
3 S
|
T. Lefeged Jr. | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Bond
4 S
|
S. Bond | 5-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Anderson
91 DT
|
D. Anderson | 4-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Te'i
51 DE
|
J. Te'i | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Andersen
94 DT
|
C. Andersen | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wildman
93 DE
|
J. Wildman | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Galeai
10 DE
|
T. Galeai | 4-1 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Grayson
21 CB
|
A. Grayson | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams
7 CB
|
D. Williams | 3-0 | 0.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Haney
6 CB
|
C. Haney | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Fata
90 DT
|
R. Fata | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Lampkin
18 CB
|
C. Lampkin | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Heninger
42 DE
|
N. Heninger | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
D. Eberle
62 K
|
D. Eberle | 1/1 | 45 | 5/5 | 8 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
C. Bartolic
98 P
|
C. Bartolic | 7 | 41.6 | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Dalton
89 P
|
A. Dalton | 1 | 48.0 | 0 | 48 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Nathan 16 WR
|
J. Nathan | 3 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Hall
10 QB
|
T. Hall | 22 | 115 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Cole
34 RB
|
B. Cole | 11 | 72 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Carroll
6 RB
|
B. Carroll | 12 | 62 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Gray
32 RB
|
M. Gray | 7 | 35 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Logan-Greene
17 WR
|
E. Logan-Greene | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Patterson III
11 WR
|
C. Patterson III | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Williams
88 TE
|
M. Williams | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Kress
9 WR
|
J. Kress | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Molina
13 WR
|
A. Molina | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Umeh
7 WR
|
A. Umeh | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Vieira
19 WR
|
T. Vieira | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
A. Vainikolo
30 LB
|
A. Vainikolo | 8-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Hart
33 LB
|
A. Hart | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hearn
20 LB
|
J. Hearn | 6-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Reed II
9 S
|
J. Reed II | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Beaton
15 S
|
L. Beaton | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Noble
98 DL
|
J. Noble | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 |